Appeal No. 2004-2038
Application No. 09/681,778
No. 14), while the complete statement of appellants’ argument can
be found in the main and reply briefs (Paper Nos. 13 and 15).
Appellants indicate that claims 1 through 6 and 15 stand or
fall together (main brief, page 3). Accordingly, we focus upon
independent claim 1, infra, and the remaining claims shall stand
or fall therewith.
OPINION
In reaching our conclusion on the anticipation issues raised
in this appeal, this panel of the Board has carefully considered
appellants’ specification and claims, the applied teachings, and
the respective viewpoints of appellants and the examiner. As a
consequence of our review, we make the determination which
follows.
We sustain each of the examiner’s anticipation rejections of
claim 1. It follows that the respective anticipation rejections
of dependent claims 2 through 6 and 15 are likewise sustained
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